The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

For the sake of those children, he even had to sacrifice his own sons and daughters, which made Lin Shiyuan very angry.

But he also knew that this was not the time for him to lose his temper, so he could only swallow his anger.

The prefect of Jingzhao immediately slammed the gavel, "Silence!"

This made the crowd, which was originally talking, suddenly quiet down.

The prefect of Jingzhao took a look at the crowd and saw that some of them had their heads lowered, so he understood who they were.

"Everyone, please be careful with your words. If you slander others again, you will be beaten with fifty sticks and thrown into jail!"

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture now hates these rumor-mongers very much. Even with the evidence and the no-evidence before his eyes, they still dare to quibble. Do they really think that they, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, are just there to do nothing?

Those who had just led everyone to throw dirty water on Lin Ruoxuan now lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the Jingzhao prefect.

"Since you are unwilling to admit it, let's hear what the witness says."

"Come here, bring those witnesses."

As the Jingzhao prefect finished speaking, the bailiff immediately brought the person in.

When the men saw the people brought in by the bailiffs, their faces changed, and they no longer looked as shameless as they had just now.

The prefect of Jingzhao noticed his expression and sneered in his heart.

I don't know how much money the person behind the scenes gave to these people to make them keep their mouths shut.

"Tell me, everyone. Who said the rumors you heard came from?"

There were twelve or thirteen young men who were brought into the county government office. Although they were a little timid when they saw the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, they still stood up seriously when they heard the questions.

"Your Excellency, the words we heard earlier about Miss Lin being shameless and robbing someone else's husband in the street came from his mouth."

The man who stood up first immediately pointed at the man who had been shouting the loudest. There was blood at the corner of the man's mouth, and there was only panic in his eyes.

"Stop talking nonsense here. The master just said that if you slander them casually, you will be punished!"

Seeing his timid appearance, the man couldn't help but frown.

"You are the one who lied and slandered Miss Lin, so you are afraid of being punished. We are telling the truth and have never lied, so why should we be afraid?"

The man standing behind him also stood up and turned to bow to the Jingzhao prefect.

"Sir, I also heard these people slandering Miss Lin. They also said that Miss Lin had affairs with countless men and had tasted the sweetness of men, which was why she was lonely and looked for men on the street."

Many of the women present frowned at this remark. They had naturally heard of such nonsense before.

But now when we hear these words again, we have different feelings.

It used to be so lively, but now I just feel angry.

How can a good girl live after having her reputation ruined like this?

Everyone has a daughter, and no one wants to see their daughter being bullied like this.

"Yes, I heard it too. That's what they said. That's Miss Lin they slandered."

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture glanced at the panicked men and nodded to the bailiff beside him. The bailiff immediately pushed out the men standing behind him.

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture saw the yamen runners' movements and said, "Tell me, who asked you to spread the rumors?"

Several men had their hands tied by the yamen runners, and they lowered their heads in fear.

"My Lord, it was the three of them who asked us to spread the rumor and gave us money, saying that the more we spread it, the more money they would give us in the future."

"Yes, sir, we are all paid to do this, just to make a living, we don't mean to slander Miss Lin."

This person explained anxiously that he hoped the prefect of Jingzhao would let them go.

The Jingzhao prefect ignored their pleading looks and looked at another middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man immediately stood up and bowed to the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Sir, I am the owner of Zuixianlou and I am very familiar with these three people."

The three men who had been keeping their heads down and pretending to be cowards couldn't help but tremble on their faces.

They also didn't expect that the owner of Zuixianlou would be brought to court.

You know, the place where they spread the most rumors on a daily basis is Zuixianlou.

The shopkeeper of Zuixianlou glanced at the three of them, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Your Excellency, you may not know that these three people have come to our restaurant to drink several times, but they have never given us money. I asked them for money once or twice, but every time they either smashed things or beat up the waiters."

Thinking of what happened in the past, the shopkeeper's face turned blue with anger.

"Then why didn't you report it to the police?"

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture had not expected this to happen, and he looked at the three people kneeling on the ground with more and more disgust.

"My Lord, it's not that I don't want to report it to the police, but as soon as I tell someone to report it, they will smash things in the store without restraint. I... I can't..."

As everyone listened to the words of the owner of Zuixianlou, they looked at the man kneeling on the ground with increasingly unfriendly eyes.

Some people even shouted out, "Yes, I also saw them often eating and drinking for free at Zuixianlou. When the shopkeeper asked them for money, they beat people and smashed things!"

Everyone in the government office frowned when they heard this. Who could have thought that there would be such a scoundrel under the feet of the emperor.

The shopkeeper of Zuixianlou did not forget the purpose of his visit and bowed again, "So, sir, I am very familiar with these three people. I know everything they say and do, and everything that happens in Zuixianlou."

"The first time I heard about Miss Lin was from the three of them."

"Because we often have regular customers in Zuixianlou, some people who like to do good things also like to hang out with them."

"There were few guests in Zuixianlou that day, so I sat in the lobby and listened to their conversation. Then I heard them talking about Miss Lin. They first said that Miss Lin was not decent and couldn't stand the loneliness so she drank and looked for men on the street."

"I saw a scholar at the tavern. She actually forced a couple to separate, just for the scholar to become her slave."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The version they heard was far from as brilliant and explicit as the one told by the owner of Zuixianlou.

"Not only that, they also pointed out that Miss Lin forced the scholar to be her lover, otherwise she would kill his wife and brother, and used this to threaten the scholar..."

As the owner of Zuixianlou finished speaking, the entire courtroom fell into deathly silence.